Horse Slaughter

Christmas Day, 2014. It’s a quiet, peaceful day, a day that leads to reflection, and perhaps a bit of introspection. Things are far different than they were 12 months ago. Horses have come and gone, investigations completed, trips to court, adoptions, plenty of medical emergencies,...

It would be nice to think that after a horse retires from racing that they will go to a life of ease on some ranch somewhere with rolling hills, grass, plenty of water, shade and warmth in the winter. Sadly that is not the fate...

This is all rather a moot point since the Federal government would need to budget horse meat inspectors if there was a horse meat processing facility in the US. The budget has been set - and no money is available. ~ HfH
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This excellent article in Horse Talk addresses some of the more complicated factors regarding American horse slaughter that no one wants to talk about. The decline of horse breeds and its connection to ethanol production could be an article unto itself. The historic ties between...

The news is spreading, horse meat from Mexico will be banned in the EU effective January 15th, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of American horses go into Mexico and Canada every year to be slaughtered for the European market. Having the bigger media outlets, such as...

The official documents have been posted! Horse meat from Mexico will no longer be designated as food for human consumption. Until now, over 100,000 horses a year make the trip from the United States to Mexican slaughter houses. Do not believe the lies that all...

Horse advocates around the world are celebrating - the European Union has placed a ban on the import of horse meat from Mexican slaughter houses. Over a 100,000 horses from the US go to Mexican slaughter houses. This will surely have an effect on that....

BREAKING NEWS
The European Union has stopped the import of horse meat from Mexican slaughterhouses - effectively immediately. Approximately 100,000 American horses cross the Mexican border to be slaughtered each year. The majority of their meat had been shipped to the European Union. Those shipments are...

Let us hope that this horse meat processing plant that hopes to open in New Mexico has the same fate as Valley Meat. Also isn't true that there is no budget money for horse meat inspectors? You will need to go to the Continue Reading...

Some folks wanted the horses moved to just Central Park so they would be off the streets, where others wanted the horses retired all together. It looks like the latter will happen. Hopefully the horses will be given a decent retirement and not face kill...

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